Raj Bhathal

Raj Bhathal is an American business executive. He is the founder and former CEO of American swimwear company Raj Manufacturing, and is part of the ownership group that owns the NBA's Sacramento Kings.

Early life and education Bhathal was born in India and immigrated to the US in 1960. He earned an MBA from the University of Arizona. In 2007, his two children led a private equity-backed purchase of the company from Bhathal and his wife Marta, reportedly the largest private equity deal in the history of the swimwear industry. The Bhathal family later bought the firm back from private equity. The league would relaunch in 1995 as an all-Europe league.

Sacramento Kings

In May 2013, Bhathal was named one of the investors in a consortium that purchased a majority stake in the NBA's Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family, for a reported $348 million. The firm focuses on investments in sports, real estate and consumer products.